The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-04-23
WHITE PINE NEWS
AN EXCITING SCENE.
Lovs-AIalking That Was Interesting
Ito Others.

have n friend who Is u commercial
traveller, and ON his return IRON trip
lac always comes up 10 see me and en-,
liyens my 4 xistence by recount oil
lis experiences ON the road.
= .Weli, Charley. anything newF
SAID |, as Charley tilted my best chair
against the freshly papered wall ana
pulled vigorously al one of my stogas.
mot much" said be. I'm sick OF
the road. Too much ola dogs life.
In going to quit aud settle down."
[ expected this. Charley has been
going To quit during the four years |
have known him. but he never quits,
and, in common with many more
,lrummers, will shake the hand of
many hotel clerk ct before he finally
settles down.
"What's the matter, trade dullr l
asked rs Charley mechanically looked
around for the el-button. You're
not in hetel, my dear fellow" and l
drew forth bottle and glasses from
my cupboard.
well, here's luck said Charley,
as he lifted his glass TO the light.
mo, trades pretty fair, but II ism I a.
il used TO be- Why, when | first went
an the road there was some fun IN 1t.
| only carried one trunk and | could
generally get the trade to look at my
samples. Now carry three and it's
the hardest kind uf work To get n man
into sample room. You don't know
Billy jackson, do your Travels for
Chicago house. Always registers with
toothpick," m
replied that | hadn I that pleasure.
"Pleasurel Humphl 1t would
afford me the most nnbounded pleas
nfe to get even with him for little
ri * he played ON me the other day
over in Illinois.
ut WAS going to bingham on the
Tandalia. got on at Casey and the
1rst fellow saw WAS Billy. You're
Just the fellow was looking for, said
ne. There's pretty girl in the front
car and | think you can get acquainted,
if you work the thing right. I've
tried il myself, but l dldn't seem to
catch on
"I've got quite reputation among
the boys in tins direction, SD | easily
swallowed all Billy said and followed
him into the smoker. | thought it
mighty strange that n girl should be
in the smoker, but there she was. sure
enough. and you can bet She was
daisy. She was seated by herself.
when entered, near two gentlemen.
] thought they eyed me rather more
than was necessary. However didn't
say word, but quietly seated myself
opposite the dame aud commenced
tactics.
rAtter | had looked at her once or
twice she began tn smile. Great
Scott said / to myself, this is easier
than thought for So smiled back.
This was all the girl wanted. She
began 10 move, nezrer TO. me. TheD
she nodded her head and smiled sew
eral times. In all my experience /
never had q girl act that way toward
me IN such short time, and saw there
~as something wrong, although. for
ths life of me. / couldn't imagine
shat IL was. | wasn't going 10 back
ont, however, so / smiled at her again
and this time she came over and sat
down beside me. Then she called me
her dear James and threw her arms
around my neck.
AT this juncture one of the gentle
men | had noticed came up and ex-
planned. He was one of the keepers
OF anasylum along the road somewhere
aud was in charge ofthe girl. who had
2 me crazy over a love affair. She
shagincd every fellow who took notice
Of her 10 be her dear James.
"This was all / wanted to know and
started for the door, but it wasn't
any use. The girl hung on and got
more excited every minute.
In the nlespsime one or two of the
boys had gone through the train and
when they came back they brought
with them quite a number of interest
ed spectators. The keeper advised Inc
to humer her and l did. / humored
her sliI could. Every time tried to
get away she would get violent. and
didn't like to excite her more than
could help, as saw was making nv
audience uncomfortable. Such re-
marks as Juliet has found her Romeo
and thefiike were frequently passed
around, aud | was beginning to think
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